Heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson is targeting a World Championships medal in Oregon after injury-free construct up and ditching her coach
- Katarina Johnson-Thompson left Petros Kyprianou’s coaching group final month
- She is now with coach Aston Moore forward of the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- The 29-year-old has solely competed as soon as since being injured on the Olympics
Katarina Johnson-Thompson is assured of competing for a World Championships medal subsequent week after splitting from her coach final month.
The world heptathlon champion left Petros Kyprianou’s coaching group in Florida lower than half a yr after relocating from France in a bid to maneuver on from her injury-ravaged Tokyo Olympics marketing campaign.
She is working quickly with UK Athletics coach Aston Moore by way of the Worlds, which begin in Oregon on Friday, after which on the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson is assured of competing for a World Championships medal
Johnson-Thompson mentioned: ‘I want to be in the medal hunt. I’ve been working so exhausting, that is the longest run I’ve had with no damage main right into a champs for so long as I can keep in mind.’
Johnson-Thompson was nicely wanting her finest on the heptathlon meet in Gotzis in May — the one vital occasion she contested whereas with Kyprianou.
On the cut up, she mentioned: ‘I feel it just wasn’t working for me there. Looking forward to Paris 2024, I wished to make these choices sooner moderately than later, so I made the choice to maneuver ahead with out Petros.’
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